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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-01

THRoUGH FREIGHT LINEs.-Mr. Frank Thorn
son, Vice President of The Penns ylvania Railroad,
had an Interview on Saturday in Philadelphia
with the managers Of the important railway lines
leading south from Washington and concluded
negotiations for an important railway traffic ar
rangement The arrangements embrace the for
nation of three through Southern lines in order
to overcome the expense and delays by the nu-
merous transfers incident to the shipment OF
freight from the cities and interior points in the
South destined to points North reached by the
Pennsylvania Railroad system. There were pre-
sent at the interview John Robinson, President of
the SeabOard and Roanoke Railroad II. Walters,
general manager of the Atlantic Coast Line E. b.
Thomas. general manager of the Richmond and
Danvile; Sol Haas, traffic manager of the Virgin
ia Midland Railroad and John S. Wilson, general
freight traffic agent of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road. The three through freight lines are ar
ranged to cover all the important Southern ter
ritory reached by the roads out of Washington.
and will run rs follows One limo to run via the
Virginia Midland Railroad and tho Richmond
and Danvillc Railroad, the second to run via the
Atlantic Coast Line. and the third via Whining
ton Norfolk, Richmond and Portsmouth. Each
of the companies interested will furnish its quota
of cars, and the lines as established will provide
an all-rail connection which will undoubtedly
have great influence in promoting the business
interests of the South.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-01

THE AUGUST SUN AND MooN-The SUMS
decliration on the 1st is 1S' north On the
31st it is s. Sc north, showing decrease OF
@ % during the month, and decrease from
the maximum of northern declnaton of IL
81. The summer in The north temperate
zone is fast passing away, and the story Is
told in the suns decreasing height in the
heavens at midnight.
The August moon fllls on the Sd at 3h.
40m. p. IN. She makes no coniunctions with
the planets until the 18th, the day after the
last quarter, when she is at her nearest point
to Neptune She is in conjunction with
Mars on the 10th at Oh. 49m. p. m. On the
18th at 5h. 54m. a. M, she is in conjunction
with Saturn. She makes close conjunc'
ton with Mercury on the same day, the
18th, at 3h. sam. p. m. On the morning of
the 18th Mercury will be visible to the
naked eye and the slender crescent of the
waning moon south of the planet will serve
as guide to point out his position. The
two.days- old moon will be in conjunction
with Venus on the 21st. She will be in con-
junction with Uranus on the same day-the
21st-at 10h. 2m. p. m. Last of all, the
moon pays her respects to Jupiter On the
23d at Sh 5m. q. m.
There will be partial eclipse of the moon
on the Sd. 1t will be invisible in the Uuited
States, but visible on the Eastern Continent
The magnitude of the eclipse is 0424, the
moons diameter being l.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-01
FRANCES WONDERFUL RIFLEs-The I

FRANCES WONDERFUL RIFLE5.-The lie
bel rifle, the new arm with which the
French infantry will be supplied before next
spring. is, according to all accounts, a won
der, and several models of the qua which
have been received here have excited great
interest. The rifle gun is known by the
name of its inventor, Lebel, and is smaller
and lighter than the rifles now in use; the
French soldiers call it the little gun" The
most authentic descriptions given to the gun
agree III attribuling to it carrying power
beyond that of any rifle heretofore in use.
The models received in New York are not
known to be accurate copies Of the Lebel
gun, and experiments with them are i'm.
possible, owing to tie fact that the pow.
der used is a secret compound, of which
the French government has the monopoly.
According to all accounts the Lebel gun
will carry its bullets more than II mile and
n half, and with more certain aim than
has been possible with ordinary rifles. The
bore of the gun is very small, and the ball,
which is of steel and sharply pointed at one
end, is said TO revolve at speed of thou.
sand revolutions a second In the tests
made by the French government, this bullet
has penetrated brick wall inches thick
at distance of 500 yards; it will go through
any kind of armor that can be worn by sol
diers, and, at 3 distance of more than mile,
will pass through man as easily as at ten
PAGES. The gun has no recoil after fire,
and the powder gives out no smoke what
ever. 1t has been said that the power used
must be smokeless hunting powder already in
the market but this is denied by the inventor
who says that he uses entirely new compound.
The Lebel gun is, of course, a repeater. and the
cartridges ac so small that each soldier carries
220 rounds of ammunition, as against 11G
rounds, formerly considered the maximum. The
French government is now making these guns at
the rate of 300 a day at st. Etiennc, and is pre-
pairing to turn ont double that number. Four
factories, those at Chattclerault, Tullc and st.
Etienne, will soon be at work upon them.-N. y.
ErennG Post
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NIcGari-Ie's Escape.

CHICAGO, Aug. IA late dispatch from
Port Huron. Mich, gives another account
OF McGarigle's landing in Canada. 1t ap
pears that when the tug Orient approached
the schooner Blake, which was last in the
tow of four vessels, the schooner Marsh
'ahead, dropped the tow line and the Blake
dropped rapidly astern. Her captain rush
ed forward, together with his crew, and rails.
ed tremendous row for a couple of minutes.
keeping the attention of those on board the
tug. Meanwhile McGarigle, who had been
transferred to the Marsh in the straits, as re-
ported some days ago, was bundled into g
yawl and rapidly sculled ashore. When the
officers on the tug discovered the ruse every
effort was made to catch the yawl but it
got into shoal water safely before they could
reach it. McGarigle jumped ashore and
ran rapidly up the street while the crews of
the schooners jeered at the men on the tug.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-01
AnIlliuois KukIux Gang.

HARRISBURG, ILL.,, Aug, Persons who
have Just returned from the interior Of
Hardin county report that the kuklux gang
are preparing for another onslaught on the
good people of that section. Since the
James Belt assassination of last week county
Judge Jacob Hess, Logan Belts wife and q
number of others have received written no.
tices to leave the county. The people
throughout tho county are terrified and
many are leaving without receiving the in
vitation extended to so many. The gang is
beginning to warn people of other counties
to get out of southern Illinois. Among
these are friends of the late Logan and
James Belt, who lived il the noightoring
county of Galatin Not less than eight
others who.have received these notices have
been waylaid and killed. A meeting of the
citizens of the county is called for August
sixth to devise means to ferret out the MUIR
derous mysteries. The gang is somewhat
on the order of the Bald knobbers and is
getting holder with each successive crime.
Earl Sherwood, one of the persons warned
to leave Elizabethtown, has taken his resi-
dence here for fear his life will be taken.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-01

BEFRIENDED BY THE PoPE.-A notable
instance Of the exercise of the power OF
Pope Leo NH on behalf Of a friendless
young lady is reported from Richmond. A
handsome and spirited young Catholic lady
had hemisfortune to contract an ll.assorted
marriage with a man from Cumberland, Md.
Owing to his ill-treatment she secured g
Virginia divorce, and had many admirers
and several offers for her hand. She was
unable to respond to any of them. az, al
though the civil bond Of marriage had been
competently dissolved, yet its religious sane
ton still bound her to a. man who had
wandered she knew not whittier In this
strait she herself wrote letter to The Pope
Ia return the PontiH wrote to the Bishop OF
Richmond, suggesting that search be made
for the wandering husband with view. if
he were alive, of seeing whether the mar
ital relations might not be restored or his
death sscertained. Search was made, but
the only result of the inquiry undertaken at
the Pope's solicitation was the discovery
that the truant husband was wanted in
several places by the police, and that the
Bishops quest had Cor some time been made
by many detectives without success.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-01

A NATURAL sURGEoN.-Irs. Andrew
Meyer, whose husband is z farmer near
Mexico, Mo-, is natural surgeon. The
other day vicious horse attacked her hus.
band and tore of part Of his scalp, portion
of the left cheek and piece of the upper
lip. A doctor was sent for, but Mrs. Meyer,
fearing the wounds would be difficult to
dress if she waited proceeded to do the
work herself The cheek YVES sewed NJ
with common needle and bacl; thread
She also took several stitches in the lip.
When she came to the scalp she found it a
rather difficult job, but had it nearly sewed
on to the head when the doctor arrived.
and he only had to take few stitches To
complete the work. Last summer Mrs.
Meyers son. aged l6 years. fractured bi-
leg in runaway accident, and she set The
injured member
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-01
Letter from Fauauier.


MARSHALL, Aug. 1, 1SS7.-The "dog
days" have surely brought to us here a
tropical sun and the heat for month past
is not exceeded by what is felt under the
equator, the thermometer all the while in
the 90s, even during the night hours. Save
for an occasional breeze and shower oil
rain, the excessive heat would be nigh un-
endurable. The corn and grass crops are
very fine.
The cars are crowded with passengers,
seeking breath of country air.
Your correspondent has enjoyed lately a
brief visit to the Fauquier Sulphur Springs,
now under the excellent management of
Cabell Maddux, esq. The new hotel and
cottages are nearly filled with guests. Airy
apartments, spacious parlors, and the best
fare render this watering place most de-
lightful retreat The expense for board,
ETC., is barely beyond what families have to
incur when at home. DR.. G. w. Chancellor,
the eminent sanitarian OF Baltimore, is the
resident physician. In August, 1862, these
springs were the scene of fierce conflict
between the Federal and Confederate ar
mics, and the two hotels were then burned.
In 1877, the present superb hotel and taste,
ful surrounding cottages were rebuilt.
At last the "adventissn have folded their
tents and departed from Marshall very
shortly afterwards another tent was raised
by Mr.. Scraggs, photographer. The small
boy of course is still nonplussed, for nothing
will satisfy him save the tent, be it either for
n circus or menagerie.
The approaching annual bush meeting OF
the Good Templars commencing August 9th
and to continue for several days will allow a
pleasant reunion of the friends of temper.
ance. This popular assemblage which has
been held now for nine years in the counties
of Fauquier and Loudoun always attracts a
large crowd the printed programme an
nounces that distinguished speakers may be
expected and band of music to en-
Iven the audience The ''dries," OF course,
extend copdial welcome to the "wets" and
the public generally.
The posloflice at Marshall has become
lately the channel for distribution of u S.
Senator Mahones campaign speech on the
tariff and of the Labor Herald, the official
organ of the knights of labor. If a common
illustration may be allowed, any speech
concerning the tariff will have as much Of
feet on public sentiment especially north Of
the Potomac river, as Singing psalms to q
ueHu uOuhSJ, gnu Will TcSpeCI W LH6 puI-
poses of the knights of labor, the day has
passed by in the Southern States for
such dsturbers of the public peace to capture the
colored mans vote This latter class, unlike the
foreign operatives of tho Northern and Western
States. are well and promptly paid by their white
employers. They enjoy all the privileges of free
citizens and of the public schools, and many have
now comfortable homes. The knights of labor,
as secret organization, should be rs obnoxious to
overy frec-born American as arc Herr Most's an
archists. Their newspapers will have but few
supporters, we believe, in Virginia.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-01
NEWS OE THE DAY.

The duel between Gen. Boulanger and ex
Premier Ferry will probably take place to-
day.
London Truth says that the Prince of
Wales has presented Buffalo Bill with
horseshoe pin set with diamonds.
A special from Racine, Wis, says Capt.
Gilbert Knapp, the founder of Racine.
died of old age yesterday morning. He
was in the naval service OF the United
States and participated in many battles in
1912.
@On the occasion of the anti.prohibition
State barbecue at Fort Worth, Texas, a
strong letter was read from Hon. Jefferson
Davis to ex.Gov. Lubbock, denouncing pro.
hibition on the ground that the world is
governed too much.
During heavy thunder storm yesterday
evening one of the tanks of the Atlantic oil
refinery, at Point Breeze, near Philadel-
phia, was struck by lightning, and loss of
between IS 900 and $4,000 was the result,
which is covered by insurance. The
amount of oil consumed is variously estima.
ted at from 700 to 800 barrels.
Secretary Lamar has directed Robert w.
Hunter, special inspector of the General
Land Office, now in Santa Fe, n. d., to
proceed at once to "the public land strip
lying between the States of Kansas and
Texas, and notify all parties maintaining
unlawful fences therein that the same must
be removed at ouce. This order is based
upon information that considerable por-
ton of the territory named is occupied by
large cattle companies, which have unlaw-
fully inclosed large bodies of the public
lands
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-01
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL

New YORK, Aug. 1.-The stock market opened
irregular but generally higher as compared with
Saturday final figures, differences ranging from
Is per cent. below to 8. per cent above The
market was very active and prices we're strong,
and by 1890 advances were made in scycraI
stocks A short period of comparative quiet was
followed by renewed activity and the market be.
came decidedly weak, the decline being much
moro rapid than the advance, and early gaias
were soon wiped out aud materially lower figures
than the opening were established. At cloyon
o'clock the market was active and unsettled at
the decline. Money easy at lao.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-01
Jacob SInarn.

NEW YORK, August Jacob Sharp suf-
fered much pain at the Ludlow street jail
last night. de was this morning exhausted
from loss of sleep. Early this morning the
aged prisoners condition was considered so
serious that his physicians were summoned.
Mr.. Sharp complained all night Of pains in
the stomach and dizziness of the head. At
the usual time for arising he was too i'll to
take his accustomed place in his easy chair,
but lay uneasily on his bed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-01
Damaged by Storm.

LANCASTER, Pa, Aug, 1.-During the
heavy storm last night the barn of Elias
Reist in Penn township was struck by
lightning and destroyed, with the crops of
sixty acres and several animals, loss s., 900 ;
insured. Mrs. Abram Wilmer, of Safe Har-
Dor, while looking at the fire dropped dead
from excitement. The bridge across the
Port Deposit railroad at Octorarora was
washed away. The barn of Henry Haler
OF Rothville was also destroyed, causing
heavy loss
EAsToN, Pa, Aug. About 20 houses in
Northampton county, and eight in Warren
county, N. j., were damaged by lightning
yesterday. Many cellars were flooded by
heavy rains. The damage to streets and
pavements in Easton and South Easton hy
washouts is estimated a: So 900.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-01
Pronounced Insaue.

New York, Aug. CHARLES II. Reed,
Guiteau's counsel, who jumped into the
North River Saturday and was committed
to Bellevue hospital for examination rs to
his sanity, was examined to-day and pro
nounced insane. He is suffering from mel
ancholia. 1t is not known what disposition
will be made of him. He became resident
Of this city after leaving Chicago, but for
some months past has lived in Jersey City
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-01

TIE AMERICAN flint glass workers union
has agreed 10 impose Tax of 500 upon
every foreign glass worker before he shall
be allowed to work at his trade in this coun'
try. And yet it is the popular belief that
every man in this country shall be secure
in his rights oflife, liberty, aud the pursuit
ofhsppiness. However. and notunnaturally,
the glass workers may think they have as
much right to impose tax on foreign work
men who come here, as their employers have
to impose q tax on foreign made glass. 80
far as the consumers are concerned. the lat
ter tax is the one they are interested in hav-
ing removed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-01
MIR. ToDD.-Mr. James Washington, who

Mr.. ToDD.-Mr. James Washington, who
took prominent part in the bringing of
the charges against the Rev. Mr.. Todd, of
Manassas, before the Washington Presby-
terry says there is no question in his mind
that Mr. Todd will be tarred and feathered
il he tries to preach there any more. He
says such course would be wrong. but
every one about Manassas feels sure of his
guilt and is indignant at his bold-facedness
in trying to live down such an outrageous
act. The Manassas Gazette says: "Mr.
Todd's usefulness in this community ia
clearly at an end. For our part we believe,
if guilty or innocent. it would be better for
Mr.. Todd, his church and the community at
large, that he should leave here. 1t is man.
ifest that the community desire him to CO."
Mr.. Todd preached at Manassas yesterday
to a congregation of ffty-nine persons.
After his sermon he gave notice of the pray.
or meeting and of the annual meeting OF the
church and congregation on Tuesday week,
at which time he should ask his church to
grant him summer vacation. He said
during the past week he had been greatly
encouraged by receiving letter from the
members of his church expressive of their
sympathy and asking him to remain as
their pastor.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-01
ALEX ANDRIA.
MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST i.

DIR McGLYNN says "thetime will speedily
come when there will be so few hours OF
labor that work will only become healthy
passime." From the earliest period of re-
corded time, and way beyond that, into the
dim and underlined realms of tradition, man
has had to earn his bread by the sweat OF
his face, What has been, shall be again.
and there is nothing new under the sun.
No man wants to work, and no sensible man
would work if he could live comfortably
without working. But it is the fate OF hu-
INF nifty that man must work to live, ana all
wise men know that to oppose the inevlta-
bile is worse than folly. How could humani-
ty exist if work were only pastime? The
wonder is that people ordinarily sensible
about other things, should be 30 utterly DAFT
about the matter referred to as to counte-
nance man who talks as DR.. McGiynn
does.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-01
The New York Sfock Market.

New YORK, Aug. 1.-The stock market
opened strong this morning with what the
street calls very good buying, "a prominent
feature. Trading seems to have assumed
more natural tone and there is no excite
ment at any point. The board representa-.
tives of II. II. Powers, Messrs. Gould Il
Henry, shortly after the opening of the ex-
change announced their suspension. They
have no outstanding contracts on the ex-
change. their liabilities being all on account
of claims against Powers.
2:l5 p. m.-The stock market after 2:15
D. m. showed much less feverishness which
entirely disappeared later.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-01
Murder ola Young woman.

CHICAGO, Aug This morning the dead
body of pretty white girl about is years Of
age was found under the east end of the
18th street viaduct. Tns clothing of the
unfortunate girl was In disorder, and
covered with blood All the circumstances
indicated an atrocious murder and the police
Immediately began search and investiga-
ton.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-01

The STATE democratic convention, which
will meet next Thursday, should recollect,
in the preparation of the platform upon
which Virginia democrats are to stand 10
the coming election, that the U. 5. Supreme
Court, tho highest court in the land, and to
enforce the mandates of which the whole
power of all the States in the Union can
and will be used, if necessary, has declared
that the whole legislation of Virginia upon
the subject of the State debt, as to creditors
affected by it. and not conSenting to at, must
be pronounced null and void. The Riddle
berger bill does affect the creditors, and
does not receive their consent. Why then,
in thu name of common sense, should the
convention re endorse that bill? There may
have been some ground for doing so prior
to 1861, but surely there is none now.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-01

Mr.. GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS, the mas
ter mugwump, says: "We suppose the Pres
idsnt has yielded 10 party pressure to pre-
vent what ne has believed would be his is
olation and his consequent impotence" All
good aud true democrats, and all other men
who wish to give the democrats fair trial,
and to delay q return to the recent corrupt
republican sway, hope and trust the sup
position of Mr.. Curtis may be correct. as
we'll on the Presidents account as on that
of the democratic party and the country.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-01

TIE Century Magazine for August has been
received from its publishers, the Century
company, New York. Its contents are
Portrait of Julia Ward Howe; Snubbin'
through Jersey The Hundredth Man !;
sunken Graves Lincoln's Cooper Institute
Speech Is it Piece of Comet ? shall
Find Rest Virgo; Azelia "Nothin' to
say" Our Kivigtok Notes of PROBES
sional Exile Low Prices, High Wages,
Small Profts-What Makes Them Oppos-
ing Sherman's Advance to Atlanta; Hoods
Invasion of Tennessee Memoranda on the
Civil War; The Songs of the War; Topics
of the Time; Open Letters, and Brlc-A-
Brac.
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Fell e'ro,n RrOoI6Iyn Bridgc.

New YORK, Aug. James Martin, a
painter, II years old, was at work painting
on the Brooklyn bridge when he accidental
ly missed his footing on the scailod and fell
into the river below. He was picked up by
a tug apparently not seriously injured
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-01

Since Friday morning three steamships,
bringing $1,000 lunches of bananas, have
discharged their cargoes at Baltimore. Tbs
Miranda. of Harts' fleet, brought $4,000
punches, the largest cargo ever landed in
the United States from any port.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-01
DIED.

On Sunday, July 3Ist, 1887, at six o'clock, 1T
his late residence, on Gibbon street, between
Washington and Columbus streets, from Brght's
disease and dropsy, GEORGE W. BRYANT, in
the seth year of his age. He was highly respect
ed by all who knew him. gs1- His funeral will
take place tomorrow Tuesday at > O'Clock p. IN,
from Roberts Chapel NJ E. Church.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-01

WHIPPED HIS WIFE TO DEATH.-Pickens
Bryant, of Hampton county, :. e., has been
Jailed for killing his wife. On Monday he
gave hera terrible lashing, taking oil the
skin in many places She lived only few
hours and died in great agony. Threats of
lynchine have been made.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-01
Killcdby LigI,fning.

YATES CENTRE, Kan, Aug. during n
storm here yesterday Miss Sheehan, young
lady Is years ofage, was struck by light
ming and instantly killed